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Your EMR & How To Lower Your Workers Compensation Rate

The Summary: Although not an actual OSHA metric, your Experience Modification Rate (aka “EMR” or “Mod Rate”) determines how much your company pays for Workers Compensation insurance. This is a significant factor in how safety performance can impact your bottom line. Read on to understand why…. Here are the key points to understand: Your EMR compares your WC claim history with competitors in the same industry. It rewards companies with low losses and good safety & claim performance, and [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T12:51:04-05:00December 16th, 2013|Good To Know, OSHA Texas Laws & Regulations, Safety Training, Texas OSHA Compliance|Comments Off

Can Your Insurance’s Loss Control Service Cover Your Company’s OSHA Requirements?

There is a very common misconception among business owners and managers that their Workman’s Compensation insurance provider’s loss control services will address all of their company’s OSHA health & safety compliance requirements. Although it’s true that these loss control services are valuable and should be utilized to help prevent workplace accidents, they fall far short of ensuring that the insured business is OSHA compliant. Here’s why: 1) State Laws Don’t Require That WC Loss Control Services Provide OSHA [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T13:03:54-05:00December 1st, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

Revised OSHA GHS Standard Deadline is Dec 1: Are You Ready?

UPDATE: This blog post was originally published several years ago, and yet still many companies are unaware of this major chemical safety update, yet alone complying with it. Everything stated below is still true and any employer who uses chemicals should carefully review these requirements and ensure that they're meeting all requirements. CLICK HERE OR CALL 512-457-0374 FOR YOUR FREE HAZCOM CONSULTATION (From an OSHA Fact Sheet Publication) OSHA revised its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to align with the [...]

By Russell Carr|2021-08-19T17:19:04-05:00September 22nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off

Can Your Workers Compensation Insurance Carrier Manage Your OSHA Requirements?

There is a very common misconception among business owners and managers that their Workman’s Compensation insurance provider’s loss control services will address all of their company’s OSHA health & safety compliance requirements. Although it’s true that these loss control services are valuable and should be utilized to help prevent workplace accidents, they fall far short of ensuring that the insured business is OSHA compliant. Here’s why: 1) State Laws Don’t Require That WC Loss Control Services Provide OSHA Health [...]

By Russell Carr|2022-03-21T12:38:50-05:00September 2nd, 2013|Good To Know|Comments Off